Storm Floris is continuing to move northeast early on Tuesday, with diminishing impacts in the UK once the Yellow warning for the Northern Isles expires […]
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A changeable week of weather ahead
Tonight (Wednesday evening), most places will be cloudy, with outbreaks of rain across the north and west pushing eastwards overnight. Tomorrow (Thursday) brings further unsettled […]
Heatwave conditions expected across much of the UK
It is going to be widely dry with sunny spells over the coming days, although Northern Ireland and Scotland are likely to be cloudier at […]
England’s warmest June on record and the UK’s second warmest since 1884
This follows a record-breaking spring, which was officially the warmest and sunniest spring on record for the UK. June continued that trend, marked by two heatwaves and some […]
Met Office report details rising likelihood of UK hot days
Met Office scientists have published a new study detailing the increasing likelihood of extreme temperatures in the UK, revealing that the chance of exceeding 40°C […]
Met Office will deliver more impact, innovation and value as new strategy launched
Governments, industries and citizens will benefit from enhanced weather and climate intelligence as the Met Office today launches its ambitious new five-year strategy for 2025-2030. […]
Temperatures to build across the week, peaking on Thursday
Today will see plenty of sunshine across the UK, but with a few showers developing across Northern Ireland and Scotland later in the day. Temperatures […]
A record-breaking March for sunshine
Provisional Met Office statistics show that England enjoyed its sunniest March since records began in 1910, with many individual counties also topping their sunshine duration […]
Study shows power outage predictions in windstorms improved when accounting for multi-hazard effects
Traditional risk assessments in the UK have focused solely on wind speed, overlooking critical factors that influence windthrow such as antecedent rainfall, wind direction, and […]
Warm end to the week before unsettled weekend to come for the UK
Much of the UK has had settled weather in recent days, with warmer air also moving in from the south and southwest. Met Office Chief […]